HSM-79

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Nine (HSM-79)
HSM-79 Insignia
Active	2 June 2016 - present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Navy Helicopter Squadron
Role	Surface Warfare (SUW) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Garrison/HQ	Naval Station Rota, Spain
Nickname(s)	"Griffins"
Commanders
Current commander	N. Rongers^[1]
Commander	C. Yost^[1]

Military unit

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Nine (HSM-79) "Griffins" is a United States Navy helicopter squadron^[2] based at Naval Base Rota, Rota , Spain.

The unit operates the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk which provides deployed aircraft and crews to ships of the Sixth Fleet.^[3]

The unit has a detachment deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain,^[4] by the end of 2022 the entire squadron will permanently deploy to Rota, to support European based ships.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "HSM-79 Organization". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2016. p. 22.
^ "About Us". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "HSM-79 Rota Detachment". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ "The Griffins are permanently deployed to COMNAVFOREUR". Scramble. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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